PM wants electric mass transit to cut PM2.5 Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin vowed to promote electric mass transit to help solve the air pollution problem in Chiang Mai. Bangkok Post · Jan 12, 2024
South West Water forced to apologise after sending hundreds of tanker loads of sewage to seaside resort South West Water transported up to 240 tanker loads of sewage through Exmouth every day due to a burst pipe The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024
EU lawmakers eye tougher laws after plastic spill in Spain EU lawmakers are considering strengthening plastic pollution laws in response to a recent spill in Spain. The aim is to address the growing issue of plasti... Top News · Jan 11, 2024
Thames Water bypassing local opposition in attempt to launch water recycling project Company faced public backlash over scheme, which campaigners say threatens to increase river pollution The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024
Does air pollution make us lazy? Study links breathing toxic air to sedentary behaviour Britons exposed to polluted air more likely to sit or lie down, researchers find Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024
Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden's 2030 goal, new report says A new report says climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024
U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming Climate-warming greenhouse gasses in the U.S. declined 1.9% last year, but that's only a third of what's needed to meet Paris climate change goals. WEKU · Jan 10, 2024
Choking smog hits 55 provinces People in 55 of the 77 provinces were breathing dirty air on Wednesday morning, with red-coded pollution levels in 20 provinces, mainly in the Central Plains. Bangkok Post · Jan 10, 2024
Conservative ‘failures’ have led to more sewage pollution, say water experts Increased flooding blamed on years of government delays over ‘sponge cities’ rules The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
Majority of cities far from clean air target, says study The Centre’s ambitious attempt to improve air quality in some of India’s most polluted cities suggests that a majority of Indian cities are far from making significant progress. In 49 cities whose particulate matter numbers were consistently available for five years, 27 cities showed a decline in PM 2.5 —… The Hindu · Jan 9, 2024
Smog worse, and spreading Forty-eight of the 77 provinces had unsafe levels of ultra-fine dust on Tuesday morning, 21 of them reporting red-level air pollution. Bangkok Post · Jan 9, 2024
TNPCB seeks more time to file detailed report on ammonia leak in Ennore The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has sought more time to file a detailed report before the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal on the ammonia leak from Coromandel International Limited. The Hindu · Jan 9, 2024
How Texas polluters classify big facilities as smaller ones to avoid stricter environmental rules and public input Industrial developers describe large facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen. The Texas Tribune · Jan 5, 2024
Storm Henk: Raw sewage spills onto public path in Surrey after treatment works flooded The Horley treatment works near Gatwick Airport has flooded four times since October Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Jan 4, 2024 Scottish cities found to have 'cleanest air' in 'shocking' pollution study GLASGOW and Edinburgh have been shown to have the “cleanest air” in a study of UK cities and towns.
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024 Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition A salt patch on the island of Kauai is one of the last remaining in all of Hawaii
Texas Observer · Jan 2, 2024 How Texas Commission On Environmental Quality Helps Polluters Evade Federal Law Environmental lawyers say TCEQ, the state watchdog agency lets polluters escape regulation through legal loopholes.
Salon · Jan 2, 2024 The many benefits of plant-based diets "[Food] choices not only impact your own health, they affect the health of the planet too"
The Conversation · Jan 2, 2024 Switching to plant-based diets means cleaner air – and it could save more than 200,000 lives around the world Adopting a healthier diet will probably feature prominently in many of our new year’s resolutions. But it’s often challenging for people to live up to their intentions.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023 Great Ormond Street to look at home air pollution when diagnosing illnesses Pioneering initiative to consider children’s addresses after coroner ruled air pollution a factor in death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, nine
Dynamite News · Dec 31, 2023 AI predicts influence of microplastics on soil: Study While plastic pollution in the oceans is certainly a concern, the presence of plastics in soils around the world is also known to pose major environmental and health issues. Read further on Dynamite News:
WEKU · Dec 29, 2023 Wildfire smoke this year woke up places unaccustomed to its effects. Now what? Wildfires worsened by climate change spewed smoke over much of North America this year. It's a new reality Americans haven't yet processed: how dangerous the smoke is for human health.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023 Lasting legacy of the Six Cities study into harms of air pollution Public health schemes such as London’s Ulez can be traced back to the study that found an association between air pollution and mortality
Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2023 Ulez averts more air pollution than that caused by capital’s airports, report shows A new report has estimated that Ulez policies cut 13,500 of nitrogen oxide emissions in three years
The National (Scotland) · Dec 28, 2023 Scottish Government faces calls to impose further regulations on wood burning stoves THE Scottish Government are facing calls to impose regulations on wood burning stoves to limit air pollution.